A Picture History of Lockport 1835-1985 The locks, built in 1850, established a water route between Bayou Lafourche and New Orleans. Their width was 23 feet. Steamers would dock at the 'Port of Locks', a term which eventually provided the town...

Newspaper photograph and caption: "Salt water locks similar to this one being constructed south of Lake Charles will assist in halting the intrusion of salt water into fresh water channels." Part of an article about water conservation in Southwest...

B&W photo, April 20, 1909. Harvey Canal Locks in Harvey, Louisiana. Written on photo: Shows a portion of the steel reinforcement into the lower retaining wall of the concrete chamber of the Harvey Canal lock into the Mississippi River. Walls 26'...